Why We Fail, pt. 3

A third reason our resolutions fall apart quickly is passive goal-setting. Make sure your goals are pro-active. Don't NOT do something--DO something. You have to take postive action, and (to just insert another in here) you have to do it NOW. Goals should be active and timely. You have to get yourself involved in the goal-reaching/resolution-keeping process. Want to kick a habit? Break that besetting sin? Make it your goal to replace it with something that will help in the prevention. Just giving something up--anger, meanness, bitterness, lust, gossiping...whatever--creates a void that must be filled. Make filling that your goal, and losing the habit will take care of itself! Be AGGRESSIVE with your goals, and they'll stand a much better chance.